Finding Stability Amid Change

Change has a way of showing up before we’re ready for it.
Sometimes it arrives quietly — a new season, a shift in routine. Other times it crashes in without warning, leaving us to gather the pieces of what we knew before.

It’s natural to want solid ground. To want answers, clarity, control. But in life, the ground moves. And so often, healing begins not in resisting change — but in learning how to find our balance within it.

The Nature of Change

We like to believe change follows a straight line: one chapter closes, another begins. But real life rarely feels that tidy.
Even the most positive transitions — a move, a relationship, a career shift — can stir uncertainty and loss. Because every change, no matter how welcome, asks us to let go of something familiar.

There’s no shame in struggling with that. Stability isn’t about standing still; it’s about learning how to stay rooted as life evolves.

What Stability Really Means

Stability doesn’t mean having everything figured out. It doesn’t mean you never wobble or question.
It means you learn where to find calm when the world feels unpredictable.

For some, that calm comes through routines — a morning walk, a deep breath, a quiet cup of coffee before the day begins. For others, it’s connection — a friend who listens, a counselor who helps you untangle what’s shifting inside.

The truth is, stability isn’t a place you arrive at. It’s something you build within yourself, one steady moment at a time.

When Everything Feels Uncertain

Change can trigger survival instincts — that urge to fix, to know, to control. But when we soften around uncertainty, we start to notice something else: growth.
Discomfort often signals that something important is happening. That we’re learning to adapt, to see ourselves differently, to trust that we can handle what comes next.

You don’t have to move through that alone. In therapy, we make room for the full experience — the fear, the confusion, the hope. We sit with it, not to rush it away, but to understand what it’s teaching.

Sometimes, the most stable thing we can do is simply pause — and listen to what life is asking of us now.

Rooted, Not Rigid

Stability isn’t found in clinging to what was, but in staying connected to who you are.
Think of it like a tree in the wind — the goal isn’t to never bend, but to have roots deep enough that you don’t break.

Therapy can help you find those roots. It can remind you of the parts of yourself that remain steady, even as the surface shifts.
Your values. Your strength. Your voice. Your capacity to begin again.

A Thought to Carry Forward

If you’re in a season of change, take heart — there’s nothing wrong with not having it all figured out.
Finding stability isn’t about returning to who you were. It’s about learning to trust who you’re becoming.

So take a breath.
You’re not behind. You’re simply in motion.

Questions, Support or Guidance

Angela Ordyniec, MA/LISW-CP

Clinical Social Worker

Angi was drawn to become a therapist by her desire to walk alongside people as they navigate life’s twists and turns. Her approach is authentic, dynamic, and uplifting, and she never loses sight of each individual’s capacity to persevere, create, and transform.

With 20 years of experience working with individuals from diverse and complex backgrounds in both non-profit and private practice settings, Angi brings a warm, relational style to her work—often sprinkled with humor. She specializes in supporting adults through life transitions, grief and loss, relationship challenges, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Angi integrates various therapeutic approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is also passionate about the connection between nutrition and mental health, having earned a certificate in Nutrition and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health from Adelphi University.

She embraces working with people from all backgrounds, religions, orientations, cultures, and ideologies. In her free time, Angi enjoys cooking savory meals, relaxing at the beach, reading, connecting with loved ones, and maintaining a balanced self-care routine.